280 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES IMUSK 



spawn. On new beds being made, portions of these bricks are 

 mixed with the soil of which the beds are formed, and in time 

 a crop of mushrooms is the result. The Horse Mushroom (A. 

 arvensis) is similar to the above, but of a much larger size, some 

 specimens being 18 inches in diameter. It is often to be seen 

 in the markets at Covent Garden, York, and many Midland 

 towns. It is largely used for making the table condiment known 

 as Ketchup. 



Musk Plant, the common name for Mimulus moscliatus, a 

 plant of the Figwort family (Scrophulariacese), native of North 

 America, and cultivated in rooms in this country for its musky 

 scent. 



Musk Root. {See Sumbul.) 



Musk Seed, the seeds of Ahelmoschus moschatus, a strong 

 perennial of the Mallow family (Malvacese), native of Bengal. 

 The whole plant smells of musk. The seeds are used for 

 scenting hair powder and pomatum. 



Musk Tree (Euryhia argophylla, or better known as Aster 

 argopliyllus, the silver-leaved Musk Tree), a tree of the Compo- 

 site family (Compositce), ha^dng lance-shaped leaves 3 to 5 inches 

 in length, silvery white on the under side, find smelling strongly 

 of musk. It is a native of Tasmania, attainim:^ a heicrht of 20 

 to 30 feet, and a girth of 3 feet. Its wood is hard and beauti- 

 fully figured, and is used for many purposes. 



Mustard Shrub {Cai^paris femiginea), a slu^ub of the Caper 

 family (Capparidace^e), native of the AVest Indies. Its berries are 

 pungent like mustard, and on that account it is called ]\Iustard 

 Shrub. 



Mustard Flour, the ground seed of Brassica alha and B. 

 nigra, better known under the generic name of Sinaiois. Annual 

 weedy-like plants of the Cabbage family (Cruciferse), found wild 

 in this country, but extensively cultivated in some parts for their 

 pungent seeds, which when ground, sifted, and properly prepared, 

 form the table condiment Mustard. The mustard i^lant is also 

 used as a salad, obtained by sowing the seeds thickly, and 

 cutting the young seedling plants when about 2 inches high. 



